← Back
media
The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books
Last discussed Nov 5, 2026
A 2024 article by Rose Horowitz in The Atlantic about elite college students struggling to read full books.
Recently discussed in
Why Are Harvard Students Lining Up for This “Brutal” Class?
Cal Newport · Nov 5, 2026
What creators say
Cal Newport
mentioned
vs: Contrasted with the more hopeful Wall Street Journal article about Hum 10
"Remember back in 2024, Rose Horowitz wrote a blockbuster article for The Atlantic that had an alarming title. It was called The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books. Now, this article painted a pretty grim picture about collegiate literacy."
More from Cal Newport →Keep exploring
About this data
- ✓49,000+ mentions extracted from real podcast transcripts
- ✓Every quote links to the source episode
- ✓Sponsored mentions are always labeled
- ✓Critical takes are shown, never filtered out
Get an email when a new creator recommends it